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Easley, Michael. Press Release, 2001-10-19, State Employees To Be Presented With State's Top Honor

NC Office of State Personnel ~ An Equal Opportunity Employer
North Carolina Office of State Personnel
For Immediate Release Contact : Lavonda VanBenthuysen
Date: October, 19 2001 Phone: (919) 733-6316
STATE EMPLOYEES TO BE PRESENTED WITH STATE’S TOP HONOR
RALEIGH, N.C. –Fifteen state employees will be presented with the Governor's Award for Excellence on Monday (Oct. 22) at the North Carolina Museum of History at 3:00 p.m. Governor Mike Easley and First Lady Mary Easley will host a reception for the winners at the Executive Mansion following the ceremony.
This year’s Governor’s Awards for Excellence recipients illustrate a unique type of compassion for fellow citizens, for education and for North Carolina as a whole.
The 2001 recipients are:
 Benita Burton of Hillsborough, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
 Ola Caldwell of Morganton, Department of Correction, Foothills Correctional Institution
 Sherri Cook of Mocksville, Department of Correction, Community Correction Division
 Bob Curry of Raleigh, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, Division of Inland Fisheries
 Peggy Manring of Hillsborough, North Carolina School of Science and Math, Division of External Programs
 Mark Munden of Raleigh, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
 Genevieve Pugh of Swannanoa, Department of Health and Human Services, Black Mountain Center
 Marcus Smith of Apex, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation
 Bennie Tesh, Jr., Department of Insurance, Division of Investigations
 H. Lee VanHoy, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health/Dairy and Food Protection
 Professor Alfred Wiggins, Western Carolina University, College of Arts & Sciences
 Team Award: Department of Transportation, Bridge Maintenance Division
Steve Robard Davis of Sims
Jimmy Marler of Selma
Wayne Lewis Miller of Clayton
Tracey Kenneth Stephenson of Clayton
The Governor’s Award for Excellence is the highest honor a state employee can receive. Recipients are nominated by other state employees. The Governor's Committee for Recognition of State Employees selected this year's 15 recipients from 81 statewide nominations.
A detailed account of each recipient’s accomplishment is available on the Office of State Personnel's web site at www.osp.state.nc.us.

NC Office of State Personnel ~ An Equal Opportunity Employer
North Carolina Office of State Personnel
For Immediate Release Contact : Lavonda VanBenthuysen
Date: October, 19 2001 Phone: (919) 733-6316
STATE EMPLOYEES TO BE PRESENTED WITH STATE’S TOP HONOR
RALEIGH, N.C. –Fifteen state employees will be presented with the Governor's Award for Excellence on Monday (Oct. 22) at the North Carolina Museum of History at 3:00 p.m. Governor Mike Easley and First Lady Mary Easley will host a reception for the winners at the Executive Mansion following the ceremony.
This year’s Governor’s Awards for Excellence recipients illustrate a unique type of compassion for fellow citizens, for education and for North Carolina as a whole.
The 2001 recipients are:
 Benita Burton of Hillsborough, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
 Ola Caldwell of Morganton, Department of Correction, Foothills Correctional Institution
 Sherri Cook of Mocksville, Department of Correction, Community Correction Division
 Bob Curry of Raleigh, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, Division of Inland Fisheries
 Peggy Manring of Hillsborough, North Carolina School of Science and Math, Division of External Programs
 Mark Munden of Raleigh, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
 Genevieve Pugh of Swannanoa, Department of Health and Human Services, Black Mountain Center
 Marcus Smith of Apex, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation
 Bennie Tesh, Jr., Department of Insurance, Division of Investigations
 H. Lee VanHoy, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health/Dairy and Food Protection
 Professor Alfred Wiggins, Western Carolina University, College of Arts & Sciences
 Team Award: Department of Transportation, Bridge Maintenance Division
Steve Robard Davis of Sims
Jimmy Marler of Selma
Wayne Lewis Miller of Clayton
Tracey Kenneth Stephenson of Clayton
The Governor’s Award for Excellence is the highest honor a state employee can receive. Recipients are nominated by other state employees. The Governor's Committee for Recognition of State Employees selected this year's 15 recipients from 81 statewide nominations.
A detailed account of each recipient’s accomplishment is available on the Office of State Personnel's web site at www.osp.state.nc.us.